NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS” IS #1 ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF

MTP Delivers Biggest Total Viewer Win over CBS’s “Face the Nation” Half-Hour Since August 2012

MTP Tops ABC’s “This Week” in Total Viewers for 4th Consecutive Week

In Demo, MTP Marks 10th Consecutive Win over “Face the Nation” Half-Hour

AUGUST 20, 2015 – “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd” (MTP) was #1 across the board on August 16, delivering its biggest total viewer audience since February 9, 2014 and biggest A25-54 demo audience since March 1 of this year.  The program featured a Sunday exclusive interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and an interview with Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

MTP averaged 3.612 million total viewers, +739,000 more than ABC’s “This Week”, +775,000 more than CBS’s “Face the Nation” half-hour, and +1.197 million more than CBS’s “Face the Nation” hour.  This marks MTP’s biggest total viewer win over the CBS half-hour since August 12, 2012 and best over ABC since February 22, 2015.

With 1.005 million viewers in the A25-54 demo, MTP topped ABC’s “This Week” by +232,000 viewers, CBS’s “Face the Nation” half-hour by +205,000 viewers, and CBS’s “Face the Nation” full-hour by +323,000 viewers. This marks MTP’s biggest demo win over the CBS half-hour since June 28, 2015, and best over ABC since June 22, 2014.

MTP’s momentum scored double-digit gains across all key categories year-over-year: +36% in total viewers, +37% in A25-54, and +40% in A18-49.

In the influential Washington, D.C. market, MTP continued its dominance with a three-digit advantage against the competition in total viewers.

MTP delivered an additional 1.016 million total viewers and 439,000 A25-54 viewers with rebroadcasts on the NBC network and on MSNBC.

NATIONAL AVERAGES – AUG. 16, 2015

Show Name Net Dur TOTAL VIEWERS 25-54
VIEWERS
MEET THE PRESS NBC 45 3612 1005
FACE THE NATION HALF-HOUR CBS 30 2837 800
FACE THE NATION HOUR CBS 60 2415 682
THIS WEEK ABC 33 2873 773
FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX 60 1175 336

WASHINGTON, D.C. AVERAGES – AUG. 16

TOTAL VIEWERS 25-54 VIEWERS
Market Stn Program TV(000) MTP ADV TV(000) MTP ADV
WASHINGTON WRC MEET THE PRESS 113 25
WASHINGTON WUSA FACE THE NATION LEGACY 35 323% 10 150%
WASHINGTON WUSA FACE THE NATION HOUR 29 390% 9 178%
WASHINGTON WJLA THIS WEEK ABC 21 538% 2 1150%
WASHINGTON WTTG FOX NEWS SUNDAY 39 290% 13 92%

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Olivia Petersen

NBC News

202-885-4159

olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

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